Crime & Safety
LSD, Hashish, Opiates, Cash Discovered During Routine Traffic Stop In Madison
Car stopped in area of Nortontown Road and Wildwood Avenue for failure to drive in proper lane.
On Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 1:31 a.m., members of the Madison Police Department conducted a motor vehicle stop in the area of Nortontown Road and Wildwood Avenue, Madison, for a violation of Connecticut General Statutes 14-236: Failure to Drive in the Proper Lane. The vehicle was occupied by three individuals, one of whom is a juvenile. Two of the individuals were placed under arrest.
A substantial amount of cash; multiple types of narcotics, including: Marijuana, LSD, Hashish, and Opiates; and numerous pieces of drug paraphernalia were recovered within the vehicle, and on the person of the individuals within the vehicle.
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Police did not provide the names of the individuals arrested.
The charges include:
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Driver
21A-279(B) Illegal Possession of a Hallucinogen
21A-278(B) Illegal Manufacture/Distribute/Sale- Hallucinogen
21A-277(B) Illegal Manufacture/Distribute/Sale- Marijuana
21A-267 Use and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (4 counts)
Public Act 11-71 Possession of Marijuana (2 counts)
14-236 Failure to Drive in Proper Lane
14-18(a) Failure to Display Front Plate
Passenger
21A-279(A) Illegal Possession
53A-48/21A-278(B) Conspiracy/ Illegal Manufacture/Distribute/Sale- Hallucinogen
53A-48/21A-277(B) Conspiracy/ Illegal Manufacture/Distribute/Sale- Marijuana
53A-167A Interfering with an Officer
21A-267 Use and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (3 counts)
Public Act 11-71 Possession of Marijuana (2 counts)
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